Porcelain Veneers in Hamilton
See Your Veneers First
Porcelain veneers at Hamilton Smile Studios start from £695 a tooth. Each one is a thin ceramic facing, bonded to the front of a tooth to change its colour, shape or length. You wear a trial version first, so nothing is prepared until you've approved the look.
Six porcelain veneers start from £4,170. 1 Designing the smile and the trial fitting cost nothing extra. Consultations are free, with a £40 deposit that's returned within 7 days of attending.
Your cosmetic dentistDr Nikhil Sharma BDS (Glasgow)Principal dentist at Hamilton Smile Studios, with a special interest in dental implants, All-on-4 full-arch treatment, Invisalign and composite bonding. GDC 264325.Meet Dr Sharma ›Veneer Prices in Hamilton
Priced per tooth. Below are the totals people ask about most, with composite alongside for comparison. 1
Your written plan lists every tooth and its fee, and that's the amount you pay.
| Teeth | Porcelain | Composite |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | From £695 | £395 |
| 6 | From £4,170 | £2,350, whitening included |
| 8 | From £5,560 | £3,150, whitening included |
| 10 | From £6,950 | £3,950, whitening included |
Around Lanarkshire, practices that publish a fee usually charge somewhere between about £350 and £625 for a porcelain veneer, and few say whether design work, temporaries or a review are part of it. If you'd like the teeth either side whitened first, that's £350. Prices checked October 2026.
Problems Veneers Solve
Veneers alter how teeth look from the front. They don't move teeth, so a crooked bite is usually better straightened before anything is prepared.
Colour That Won't Shift
Deep staining that whitening hasn't touched, or one tooth that has gone grey after an old knock.
Worn or Chipped Edges
Front teeth shortened by years of grinding, or chipped at the corners.
Spaces
Small gaps between the upper front teeth, closed without braces.
Odd Sizes and Shapes
Peg-shaped side teeth, or teeth that look too short or too small for your face.
Minor Unevenness
Slight twists and steps disguised. Bigger ones are straightened first.
Tired Dental Work
Stained bonding or old veneers, swapped for a fresh design.
Four Steps to Veneers
Three to four weeks is typical between your design visit and the day your veneers go on.
Most of that is laboratory time. Each veneer is made by hand, so this isn't a same-day treatment.
Records and Design
Dr Sharma records your smile in photos and video and scans your teeth in 3D on the iTero Lumina. The new teeth are then drawn up against pictures of your face.
Try It On
The design is copied into a temporary resin and pressed over your teeth. Talk, laugh, take selfies, and tell us what to change.
Preparing the Teeth
A thin shaving of enamel is removed, usually a fraction of a millimetre, guided by the agreed design. You leave wearing temporaries.
Fit and Review
Each veneer is checked for colour and fit, bonded on and polished. We see you again to check your bite.
Porcelain Against Composite
Both can give a natural result. The real differences are how long they last, how much tooth is involved and the cost.
| Feature | Porcelain veneers | Composite veneers |
|---|---|---|
| Effect on enamel | A fine layer is removed, which can't be put back | Usually none; we tell you first if any is needed |
| Appearance | Closest to natural enamel, and keeps its colour | Natural, but dulls and stains over the years |
| How long they last | Often ten to fifteen years, or more | Typically three to five years before a refresh |
| Appointments | Three, starting with a trial smile | One or two |
| Fee per tooth | From £695 | £395 |
If you lean towards composite, our bonding page covers packages and cases, and the guide to choosing porcelain or composite goes into more detail.
Shade and Shape
We don't pick teeth from a catalogue. Dr Sharma works from your photographs, so the new teeth are planned around your own face.
How Many Teeth?
It comes down to how much of your mouth shows when you smile. Most people show somewhere between six and ten upper teeth, so that's the usual range.
Some people need only one or two, for example to match a single darkened tooth. Getting a lone veneer to blend with the untreated teeth around it takes great care, so whitening those first is often wise.
The design marks every tooth we'd alter, and the written plan puts a price against each one before any work begins.
When We'd Suggest Otherwise
Caring for Porcelain
Veneer Questions
What it costs, what the fee covers, how long it takes and whether it hurts.
Veneer Guides
Try the Smile First
Start with a free consultation. If veneers suit you, we'll design them digitally and let you wear a trial version before you decide.